Smith, Gambrell & Russell vs. Akerman LLP vs. GrayRobinson
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Est. 1893 · Atlanta
- Akerman LLP
Est. 1920
- GrayRobinson
Est. 1970
Est. 1893 · Atlanta
Smith, Gambrell & Russell is a ~338-attorney firm, founded in Atlanta, Georgia. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance; Band 2 in Antitrust.
Est. 1920
Akerman LLP is a mid-size firm of ~594 attorneys. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Cannabis Law, and Environment. Operates from 21 offices worldwide.
Est. 1970
GrayRobinson is a ~237-attorney firm. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Food & Beverages: Alcohol and Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense; Band 2 in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation. Operates from 12 offices worldwide.
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Akerman LLP#95
- GrayRobinsonNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell#164
- Akerman LLP#96
- GrayRobinson#183
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell2 records
- Akerman LLP5 records
- GrayRobinson2 records
- Not Reported
- #164
- 2 records
- Vault rank
- #95
- Am Law rank
- #96
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 5 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #183
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 2 records
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$225,000
- Akerman LLP$215,000
- GrayRobinson$225,000
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$1.42M
- Akerman LLP$1.50M
- GrayRobinson$639K
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$240.74M
- Akerman LLP$626.93M
- GrayRobinson$173.86M
Revenue per lawyer
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell$712K
- Akerman LLP$1.06M
- GrayRobinson$734K
- $225,000
- $1.42M
- $240.74M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $712K
- First-Year Comp
- $215,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.50M
- Firm revenue
- $626.93M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.06M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $639K
- Firm revenue
- $173.86M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $734K
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- GrayRobinsonNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- GrayRobinsonNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- GrayRobinsonNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell~350
- Akerman LLP~600
- GrayRobinson~250
Offices
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell10
- Akerman LLP21
- GrayRobinson12
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- ~350
- Offices
- 10
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~600
- Offices
- 21
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~250
- Offices
- 12
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Akerman LLP100%
- GrayRobinsonNot Reported
Class size
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Akerman LLP22 (2026)
- GrayRobinsonNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellNot Reported
- Akerman LLPNot Reported
- GrayRobinsonNot Reported
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellYes
- Akerman LLPYes
- GrayRobinsonYes
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 22 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- Smith, Gambrell & RussellBand 1
- Akerman LLPBand 2
- GrayRobinsonBand 2
Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.
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Data sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown. Chambers record counts can span years and reporting coverage varies; missing years or markets are not compared. Current Chambers bands were checked against each firm’s Chambers profile on Sep 26, 2026; where Chambers splits a table, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm. Missing values read “Not Reported”.